Snap reportedly developing a second edition of its Snapchat Spectacles

The first edition of Spectacles first went on sale in the US in the last few months of last year – retailing at $129.99 (£104.16 at the time) – before arriving in the UK and Europe for £129.99 and €149.99 respectively.

Now, a second generation of the video-recording glasses is said to be in production, according to TechCrunch, citing a source with knowledge of the plans. In addition, according to a patent application from the tech company, the second generation glasses are likely to feature built-in AR. It’s also important to note that Snap could also be lining up AR helmets and AR visors, according to the patent filing.

It’s likely the built-in AR feature will encompass everything that the Snapchat app already has with its World Lenses feature – that was launched back in April. The filter places 3D live filters into the user’s surrounding world through the rear-facing camera on smartphones.